Is Whale Rider Movie on Disney+?

• Year released: 2002
• Rated: PG-13
• Runtime: 101 min
• Genre: Drama, Family
• Director: Niki Caro
• Writer: Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera
• Actors: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
• Country: New Zealand, Germany
• Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 35 nominations total
• BoxOffice: $20,779,666

Whale Rider was released in 2002. It's audience rating is PG-13 and it runs for 101 min. A Drama, Family movie, it was written by Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera, directed by Niki Caro; starring Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton. On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.. Whale Rider was first released in New Zealand, Germany and has grossed $20,779,666 at the BoxOffice Worldwide. It is available in the English, Maori language(s). If you liked Whale Rider, you will enjoy similar Drama movies like Speed Racer, Frozen Fever, Herbie Fully Loaded, The Quiet, In the Bedroom, .

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Is Whale Rider (2003) on Netflix?

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